Molybdenum
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Molybdenum (Mo) is a refractory metallic element used principally as an alloying
agent in steel, cast iron, and superalloys to enhance hardenability, strength,
toughness, and wear and corrosion resistance.
To achieve desired metallurgical properties, molybdenum, primarily in the
form of molybdic oxide or ferromolybdenum, is frequently used in combination with
or added to chromium, manganese, niobium, nickel, tungsten, or
other alloy metals.
The versatility of molybdenum in enhancing a variety of alloy properties has ensured
it a significant role in contemporary industrial technology, which increasingly
requires materials that are serviceable under high stress, expanded temperature ranges,
and highly corrosive environments.
Moreover, molybdenum finds significant usage as a
refractory metal in numerous chemical applications, including catalysts, lubricants,
and pigments.
Few of molybdenum's uses have acceptable substitutes.